Combined manure loader and spreader.



W. J. KOBNG.

COMBINED MANDBD LOADER AND SPREADBR.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 22.1914. 1, 125212 Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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W, J.I KOENIG.

GOMBINED MANURB LOADER AND SPRBADER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1914.

1,125, l 22. Patented Jan. 19, 1915;Y

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of manure to the spreadir distributing apparatus. ll have shown o endless apron or belt lf-l which may have scoop or pusher. This apron may be operated in any desired manner to cause it to advance as the load is taken on, or, to move rearwardly to present its load to the distributing apparatus and constitutes no part of the present invention..

Mounted in suitable bearings carried by the body at the rear thereof, are the upper and lower shafts l5 and 'lo or the beaters 17 and 18 which are used both for spread ing,` and lor loading the manure. The beaters have teeth or blades 19 'which are. prel'en ably somewhat flat to enable them to properly engage the manure. "he beater 18 is preferably of somewhat smaller diameter than the beater 17, as said beater 18 isused both in loading and distriluiting as a feeder to throw the manure to the beater 17, but there is a cooperative relation between the two beaters both in loading and distrib uting. 'lhe beater 18 is so located that when the body l is tilted, as shown in Fig. Q, the teeth of the beater ,t8 will engagea pile of manure on the ground for purposes of throwing it to the beatel li". rl`he beaters l? and 18 then turn toward each other' and irwardly toward thebody, the upper beater l? rotating in a countorclockwise direction and the. lower beater in a. clockwise direction. l/Vhen the machine is traveling in the lield, the beater 18 raised above the surtace olf' the ground, as

.Jiiown in l, and it then rotates in a counterclockwise direction toward the beater t'? which rotates clockwise toward the rear ot the machine, that is, outwardly in relation. thereto and as a result thereof, the manure taken by both the beaters, the beater i8 acting as more of a Yfeeder than adjacent feeder and the manure is spread to the rear of the machine. A guard or delector Q0 is arranged over a portion of the beater l? and depending downwardly below it to a sullicient distance so that when the machine is in the condition shown in Fig. l, the manure thrown rear wardly by the beaters l? l8 strikes the said gir-.ard and is ff ti .ted down onto the ground. On. the other l d, 'when the niachine is loading, as in. i) the manure thrown upwardly and beater 18, strikes the guard 20 and is deflected thereby into the path ot' the varies of th a beater l?, which thereupon throw it into the body The two beaters are spaced apart a suilicient distance so that the free flow of the manure either inwardly or outwardly of the machine may be had.

Gears 2l and Q77, preferably of about the san'ie size and haring ai'iout the saine number of teeth, respectively on opposite d l O'- L tipi. fr

shafts c ed by the bof p to the shaft l gear 23 connects the gears 6 ,axle 5.

ref trwardly by the at opposite ends or' the beater 18. will be seen, therefore, that the beater 18 will revolve considerably Jlaster than the beater l? and n'll, consequently., feed the manure more rapidly than will the beater l? when the manure is being" spread. Similarly, when the manure is being loaded into the body el, the beater 18 will take it up Very rapidly so as to insure a suilicient quantity of manure being thrown to the beater 17 to keep the latter working to its full capacity.

Mounted in the sides of the body l is a shaft 2li which carries a bell-crank at one end and an arm 2G at the other end. The arnis 25 and 26 permit gears 27 to mesh with the gears 22 or with. the gears 21. As shown in Fig. l Ithe beaters are driven from the gears 2? by sprockets Q8 which are in turn rotated by sprocket chains 29 running' over sprockets 3() which are carried by the Referring' to l, it will be seen that when the machine is drawn or propelled forwardly, the rotation of the wheels Q will cause the beaters l? and 18 to be revolved as shown by the arrows and they will then spread the manure. lf the machine is backed, when gears 22 and Q7 are engaged the beaters will be revolved in a direction opposite to that 'just set forth. is the rearward movement oiE the vehicle would result in soon disposing the machine beyond the manure pile from which the load was to be taken, l unship the chain when the inachine is to be loaded and connect the sprocket wheel 28 by the sprocket chain to a suitable motor, suoli as a gasolene eu- ;inc 31. llhe beaters l? and 18 may then be drh/'en as rapidly as desired for purposes or' loading, the machine being` then in the position shown in Fig. 2 with the body l eleif'ated so that the beater 18 will readily cup-gage the manure pile. ln order that the machine may Very slowly back as the manure is taken up from the pile, l preferably conuect the shaft 8&2 of the motor by any suitable releasable clutch 33, to a worin. shaft having worin gearing to drive the rear wheels 9.. The rotation. of the shalt 82 operates 'the gearing 'for the beaters vand also slowly backs the machine. lillhen the machine is loaded, the clutch 38 is released and the sprocket chain 9.9 rengaged with the sprocket wheel 30 and the body lowered to the position shown in Fig. l,

whereupon the machine may be drawn for ward and the manure spread.

The machine can be loaded by driving it over the ground, when drawn by horses,

where the manure is not in big piles, as, for

l ile 0 ideama the gears 27 swung into mesh with 'gears irl, whereupon the beaters will .rotate in the direction shown by the arrows, Fig. l, and, will distribute the manure regardless of the direction of travel of the machine;

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent, is v l. In a combined inaniire loader and spreader, the combination of beaters, and means for revolving said beaters in either direction according as it is desired to load or Spread the manure. Y

2. In a combined .manure loader and spreader, the combination with adapted to revolve in either direction, ot gearing connecting said beaters, and a shittable driving gear adapted when in one po sition lto drive the beaters a direction adapting them for loading 'the machine and when in another position to drive them in a direction adapted for spreading the manure.

3. In a combined manure loader and spreader, the combination with a vehicle having ground wheels and a tiltable body,

of beaters carried by the bodj) and adapted to revolve in either direction, one of said beaters being arranged so that it will be adapted to engage a pile of manure when the body is tilted, for the purpose of load. ing the body, and means for driving the beaters to either load or spread the manure. 4.111 a combined manure loader and spreader, the combination of beaters and means for driving them forwardly or rear hardly, said beaters being i operate in throwing or the manure from one to the other.

In a combined manure loader and l 1 1 spreader, the. combination or beaters' and means tor driving them .torwardly or rearwai'dlff. said beaters being` adapted to cooperate in thi-owing or leerling the manure. from one to the other, a guard or detlector against which the manure strikes 4 when it is being loaded or distributed.

6. In a. combined inaniire loader and spreader, the combination with ground wheels and a tiltably mounted body, of up beatersA per and lower beaters,"a guai-.i or deflector, and means for rotating the beaters ineither, direction, said beaters being adapt-ed, when rotated in one direction, to throw the inaniire against the guard or defiector to accoinplish spreading or the manure and when the body is tilted, for the lower beater to engage a pile manure and throw it to the guard or deiiectcr and the other beater to thereby load the body.

7., In a combined manure loader and spreader, having ground wheels, the combination with beaters adapted to revolve both forwardly' and rearwardly, of means controlling the direction ot revolution of the. beaters, a motor, and means for driving' the beaters in either direction either from the motor or from the ground wheels of the vehicle.

8. In a combined manure loader and spreader having ground wheels, the coinbination oit beaters adapted ito revolve in both directions, means controlling the direction of revolution of the beaters, a motor, a controllable operative connection between the motor and the ground wheels, and means for driving the beaters either from the motor or from the ground wheels.

9. In a combined manure loader and spreader, having ground wheels, the conibination with beaters adapted `to revolve either forwardly or rearwardly, of a motor, and means for driving the beaters either from the motor or from the ground wheels. i

driven by the motor. In testimonvwhereof, I hereunto affix nii signature in presence oi two witnesses.

WILLIAM JOHN KOENIG. l/Vitnesses:

`W- M. DASHIELL, V. Locirivooi).

.d wheels, and

be propelled while the beaters are being 

